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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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 Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:55 am Post subject: $150million |
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The amount that Barack Obama raised in September.
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B. Obama raised $150,000,000 in September; he's raised more than $605,000,000 -- nearly twice what the Democratic nominee in 2004 raised.
3.1 million people contributed |
I don't want people to EXPECT an Obama win because that really does not help Obama to win. But Obama is by far the safest bet.
A half a billion dollars. For a political campaign. A half a billion. |
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Joo Rip Gwa Rhhee
Joined: 25 May 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:06 am Post subject: Re: $150million |
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| Kuros wrote: |
The amount that Barack Obama raised in September.
| Marc Ambinder wrote: |
B. Obama raised $150,000,000 in September; he's raised more than $605,000,000 -- nearly twice what the Democratic nominee in 2004 raised.
3.1 million people contributed |
I don't want people to EXPECT an Obama win because that really does not help Obama to win. But Obama is by far the safest bet.
A half a billion dollars. For a political campaign. A half a billion. |
I can't prove it but I would bet money has been donated illegally. and that a lot of that money is from from foreign sources.
It is easy to give money to a campaign.
Mr Obama's campaign can't check where all that money comes from nor does he have incentive to do so. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe he should forego being president for a career as fundraiser for the national treasury. That is truly a phenomenal figure. |
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sharkey
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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| money given to him with strings attached, no doubt ... nothings going to change |
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mellinger
Joined: 21 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Really, with 3.1 million donors, that works out to each giving about $195. That isn't that startling of a figure when you see just how many people have given to the campaign.
Now, I'm sure some have given a lot less, and some have given a lot more, but really to reach that amount isn't over the top. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:55 am Post subject: |
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| It must all be terrorist money. Yeah, that's it. |
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makemischief
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
Location: Traveling
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:08 am Post subject: |
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| sharkey wrote: |
| money given to him with strings attached, no doubt ... nothings going to change |
hahhahahha- most donations were tiny...not many strings attached to a 20 dollar donation 
Most of McCain's donations were at the legal donation limit- many more strings live there! |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Joo,
I'm sorry. But that is not the correct rejoinder. The correct response is:
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| public finance in the general election is dead, dead, dead. Any nominee from now on can safely opt out because the Internet makes it for the public to massively participate. |
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